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SONY 70Inch 3D FHD 100HZ Smart TV KDL70W850B $2000 @ JB Hi-Fi

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SONY 70Inch 3D FHD 100HZ Smart TV KDL70W850B $2000 @ JB Hi-Fi
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LTightwads brother on 10/02/2015 - 19:26 files.ozbargain.com.au (3798 clicks)
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I was looking at a new TV and was really only looking at size and picture quality for general viewing.
I ended up purchasing this Sony model for $2000 bucks from JB Mt Druitt. I understand it's not UHD or OLED but I thought $2k for 70 inches, 100HZ, Smart 3D, 2 pair Glasses and the Sony brand and it was a great deal!!
Got it home and it looks great. Haven't got into hooking it up to WiFi or looking at 3D, but seems great value for Foxtel and Digital TV.
Please don't tell me if you have picked it up cheaper:-;.

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  • Slo20 on 10/02/2015 - 19:30
    +1

    I have that model in 60inch. Seems like a good price, you should be happy with the tv. Although same as you I haven't used the 3D yet and I've had mine for around 7 months.

    • furythree on 10/02/2015 - 22:43
      +27

      are the pixels the size of potatoes?

      • Vieira4 on 11/02/2015 - 10:38

        Why would you ask that? You can have 1080 projectors blown up to 150 inch diagonal or more. It is all down to how close you sit to the screen.

      • KLoNe on 11/02/2015 - 11:58
        +4

        Depends how big your potatoes are, freak!

      • newsynthetic on 13/02/2015 - 00:15
        -3

        By that size it should be a bit pixelated, also depends on distance.

  • markpace on 10/02/2015 - 19:31
    +5

    This is an awesome TV as I bought one as well but from Good Guys at Castle Hill.
    Bought it last month and paid $1960 with $100 store credit voucher (which I used for extra 3D glasses)
    So in fact the TV was $1860

    Go in and see Hamel. Tell him Mark P sent you and want to match price as mine.
    The $100 store credit is now over as that was a Global Good Guys thing which ended.

    Extra $40 but still good AND if you see it cheaper within 30 days after you buy, go back and they will refund you the difference.

    I am NOT associated with Good Guys.

    • Slo20 on 10/02/2015 - 19:36
      +6

      I love good guys price beat. I bought something full price from good guys, knowing it was cheaper elsewhere. Came back in 1 hour later and took up 30 day price beat. Because I didn't haggle on original price the refunded difference was quite large.

      • Steptoe on 10/02/2015 - 19:45

        Why not price beat originally? They have competitors prices listed on their computer system.

        • Slo20 on 10/02/2015 - 19:51
          +6

          Because they said they will only just beat it by $1 at time of purchase whereas the 30 day price beat is 110% of difference.

        • fruxo on 10/02/2015 - 19:52
          +1

          They refund 120% of difference. Doesn't seem to apply until after you've bought it.

        • Slo20 on 10/02/2015 - 19:54
          +1

          @fruxo: sorry you are right it was 120%. But yes they were firm on the fact that it was only after you purchase the product.

        • aussieaubs on 10/02/2015 - 21:50

          so doing the the price match after you buy it gives you an extra 20% on the savings… thats awesome.!! :-)

          20% of $200 =$20

        • battler on 10/02/2015 - 21:52

          No, 20% reduction on the difference amount.
          Ha! You corrected yourself.

        • alvian on 10/02/2015 - 21:59
          +12

          @aussieaubs: 20% of $200 is not $20.

        • howard22 on 10/02/2015 - 22:11

          @fruxo:
          i never heard of this but this seems interesting! can you give me an example so i can understand easier plz

          by the way, is this limited to electronic goods only?

        • escusemay on 10/02/2015 - 22:56
          +4

          @howard22:

          Purchase item for $200 (let's say an electric toothbrush). You see it at Myer for $100. That's a $100 difference. Take it back to Good Guys get them to honour their 30 day price policy to get 120% of the difference (ie. 1.2 x $100 = $120). All up, it costs you $200 - $120 = $80.

          This applies to anything they sell in store as far as I'm aware.

        • aussieaubs on 10/02/2015 - 23:27

          @alvian:

          correct - its $40

        • v2 on 11/02/2015 - 08:29

          @aussieaubs:
          20% of 200 is 40

          EDIT: apologies… Page wasn't refreshed

    • Jackson on 10/02/2015 - 21:44
      +6

      Mark P as in Pace? Just a wild guess…

    • wtfnodeal on 10/02/2015 - 22:31
      +1

      Didnt OP say not to tell it if you got it cheaper?

  • markpace on 10/02/2015 - 19:32

    Still +1 you :)

  • BlackCaviar2016 on 10/02/2015 - 19:41

    same price during the Boxing Day sale.
    However, be aware that this particular model has problem with radial banding.
    Hope you got a good one, this is like lottery.

    http://www.avsforum.com/photopost/data/2368876/f/f8/f855b921…

    http://www.avsforum.com/forum/166-lcd-flat-panel-displays/15…

    • plmko on 10/02/2015 - 20:06

      Not necessarily helpful, most commentors are from the US and their TVs come from Mexico where as our one's come from Malaysia. Can't always assume their problems will bleed over to us, but I guess checking in-store won't hurt.

      • pennyless on 10/02/2015 - 21:04

        I have this model and it has the radial banding issue, it's honestly too big to go through the hassle of returning it.

      • BlackCaviar2016 on 10/02/2015 - 22:13

        it's a problem here as well, apparently a few people got it during the boxing day sale:

        http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2367157

        and here, poor guy trying to fix it:
        "Ok. As posted on another tread I've received TWO Sony tvs. The first had radial banding very noticeable. The second I didnt notice until 3 days later when looking at a blue sky on a PS3 game."

        http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2359316

      • epicaricacy on 10/02/2015 - 23:00

        Just out of interest, my replacement Samsung 65" uhd ( lighting storm killed the old one) was made in Mexico. I didn't know they made TVs there

  • groook on 10/02/2015 - 19:49
    +2

    God damnit! This is the TV I was after… Lying JB salesman told me not a chance a store in Australia had stock left, all went at boxing day. Just got a smaller Samsung for the same price delivered today :(

  • theworks on 10/02/2015 - 19:53
    +5

    Will this one hear me whisper sweet nothings to the housemaid like the samsung tvs?

  • inusure on 10/02/2015 - 20:02

    cant believe that i bought the samsung 6 65 inch* H6400 for $2500 last July!!!
    Damn it!!!

  • Tightwads brother on 10/02/2015 - 20:10

    It was advertised at $2697 on the ticket and DSE had it for $2297 at Penrith store. I was surprised to get JB down so much….how much are these guys making on TV's??

    • [Deactivated] on 11/02/2015 - 01:37
      +6

      Are we related??

      My mum once mentioned I had a long lost cousin but unsure if he was a 'wad' or a 'bottom'

  • Diji1 on 10/02/2015 - 20:11
    +2

    4K is a bit overated when there's so little content ;)

    • gccmelb on 10/02/2015 - 22:27

      4K Might become the betamax of the flat screen tv era.

  • [Deactivated] on 10/02/2015 - 20:18
    +7

    Be warned, this Sony TV has a lot of problems, it has terrible banding problems where huge (what look like) watermarks appear on a light screen. They are permanent. Its image quality is also much worse than pretty much every other TV on the market, save kmart specials. Reviews don't pertain to this, but if you go in and compare it to like televisions, it is clearly inferior. You are better off spending the extra $1000 on the 4k model, which has none of these problems.

      • [Deactivated] on 10/02/2015 - 20:56
        +8

        Oh yeah, Im sure a Sony salesperson would bag their own EOL product they are desperately trying to shift. Says personal experience and every AV forum on the internet.

        Oh and Im sorry Channel 10 sacked you, they should have got rid of that old looney instead.

  • leighzor on 10/02/2015 - 20:21

    How do I get them to match the price? Show them the picture of the receipt you uploaded on my phone?

  • Kozhutki on 10/02/2015 - 20:23

    Nice deal, great series in Sony.

  • Tightwads brother on 10/02/2015 - 20:40

    Leighzor,
    You can show them photo of my receipt or if you are in Sydney try JB at MtDruitt, a young bloke named Bayden looked after me and his service was fantastic and he looked after me on price.I live an hour drive from "the druitt" but it was worth the trip.

    • leighzor on 10/02/2015 - 21:01

      Thanks, I'm in Melbourne unfortunately :( But I'll try tomorrow at a store and see how I go!

    • leighzor on 11/02/2015 - 13:19

      Can confirm they'll match: I printed out the picture, told them my friend just got one yesterday with this price and they matched it no questions asked within about 2mins

  • [Deactivated] on 10/02/2015 - 20:43
    +2

    So many typical ozbargainers recommending 4k instead /sigh. You DONT NEED 4k YET

    • ugoagogo on 10/02/2015 - 20:49
      +5

      but the average tv lasts 3 -5 years , you might want 4k at some stage between now and then

    • timbo83 on 10/02/2015 - 20:54
      +7

      Sad to say they we barely need HD (1080P/I) with the state of free to air television in Australia.

      Not that I have foxtel but the fact they charge for HD as an extra in 2015 is mind boggling.

      Streaming services such as Stan will hopefully help the situation for HD, but with the BS changes to the NBN model to reduce fibre coverage I doubt we will see much use of possible Ultra HD sources via Netflix or other providers.

      I've still got my Hitachi 1080p lcd model from 2007, keeping it until it dies as despite the great prices there is no incentive for me to upgrade.

    • [Deactivated] on 10/02/2015 - 20:57

      You are right, but the linked TV is such a flawed set, and the 4K model with a different panel is so much better, you might as well go for it.

  • noise36 on 10/02/2015 - 20:52
    +2

    They keep discounting this TV for a reason guys… It has major radial banding issues.

    Google it.

    I ended up going with a 60 inch 7 series Samsung for this very reason.

    • bxpressiv on 10/02/2015 - 20:57
      +3

      I have this TV, no banding. The larger the TV it seems the higher the instances of banding regardless of brand probably due to difficulties creating uniform panels the larger you go.

      Had to try three Series 8 Samsungs before I got one which didn't have vertical banding.

      Google it.

      Lots of big TVs have banding.

      • DrKazanovaKK on 10/02/2015 - 21:08
        +2

        BandGate?

      • bxpressiv on 10/02/2015 - 21:19

        I think anyone's best bet when they're buying a big TV is to mentally prepare to have it replaced. Ask the person selling it to you what will happen if there's banding. They'll tell you they've had none returned but ask them their policy anyway eg pickup/delivery etc. If you get one that's fine then you win.

        This is pretty much irrespective of brand.

    • salamander on 10/02/2015 - 21:57

      What do you mean by banding issues? I have this TV as well and haven't noticed anything wrong yet :/

    • AlexF on 10/02/2015 - 22:30

      Nope, not my set. It's not perfect, but no banding. Actually, I've never seen a perfect consumer-grade LCD TV set.

  • pennyless on 10/02/2015 - 21:06
    +1

    I have this tv, it's big on size but on the lower end of quality especially for Sony.
    My Samsung 64" plasma was far superior.

      • algy on 10/02/2015 - 21:31
        +2

        CRT's are actually superior for playing games. Most go to 100hz and they have 0 input lag.

      • atlas on 10/02/2015 - 21:38
        +4

        Living in the past perhaps but the fact is plasma blows these lcd tvs out of the water in terms of picture quality.

      • maybeamacy on 10/02/2015 - 22:57

        Lol, in before someone says LED is so thin it must be better than Plasma.

    • Tightwads brother on 10/02/2015 - 21:22

      I had read one review that wasn't flattering regarding picture quality but for 2 grand I thought I would take the risk. I also thought only paying 2 grand means I can get rid of it in 2 or 3 years when OLED come down in price or 4K starts kicking in.

      • eug on 10/02/2015 - 21:29

        in 2 or 3 years when OLED come down in price

        Did you mean 5-6 years? :)

        • hamwhisperer on 10/02/2015 - 23:31

          It's sub 4k US for a 55" now - we're up to generation 2, 2 more generations and they'll be semi-common.

        • eug on 11/02/2015 - 00:16

          @hamwhisperer: I was thinking of 70" at $2k. But yes, they're definitely coming down… unless manufacturers skip FHD to concentrate on 4K OLED. If they do, the prices will probably remain high for a bit longer.

      • bxpressiv on 10/02/2015 - 21:31

        Anything over 720p looks fine but SD television can be pretty brutal at less than 3m. When you start getting this big you need to really consider your viewing distance. I'm pretty sure 4k wouldn't look any better at that size with SD content.

    • hamwhisperer on 10/02/2015 - 23:31

      No crap your plasma was superior :( thank god I got one of the last ones.

  • Yuri Lowell on 10/02/2015 - 21:27

    You can buy OLED tvs?

    • eug on 10/02/2015 - 21:29
      +2

      Well.. you can admire them at CES…

    • [Deactivated] on 10/02/2015 - 23:17
      +1

      Yes, LG has a 55 inch set for about $3.5k. The blacks are amazing, but its only 1080p. That said it blows all the other 1080p sets out of the water in terms of image quality. Its about the same as most brand name 4k sets in terms of image quality, but its blacks are obviously better and the colours are pretty vibrant.

      • eug on 10/02/2015 - 23:24

        The OLED TVs now are pretty amazing. A 70" would buy a car or three though.
        Dolby Vision looks like it's another step ahead of OLED, but that's probably another 5-8 years or so away before it becomes affordable (at 70"), and there's a good amount of content encoded with it.

        http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/6/5276934/dolby-vision-the-fu…

  • skinny on 10/02/2015 - 21:32

    It is OP's first post - please be nice and don't give heart attack with too many +ve

  • noise36 on 10/02/2015 - 21:48

    I reckon if you get one without radial banding issues its a good deal…for me it wasnt worth the risk after reading aal the threads.

  • Naughtynaughten on 10/02/2015 - 21:48

    I'm confused if good guys price beat by 120% only after purchase why get them to price match up front. Just buy and then come back the next day with the better price and get the better cash back.

    • skinny on 10/02/2015 - 22:23

      I would ask the same day (you may find they may not accept if stock runs out.

      so order online and ask for a refund at store before pickup.

  • Phoebus on 10/02/2015 - 22:02

    Great TV, huge size small price.
    Would have jumped on this 12 months ago but I can't spend $2k on a non 4K TV, not in 2015.

  • Associatedsamfisher5986 @ JB Hi-Fi on 10/02/2015 - 22:14

    What would be better image quality, this or http://www.thegoodguys.com.au/sharp-70-inches177cm-fhd-led-l…

    • [Deactivated] on 10/02/2015 - 23:39

      Tough one. That's like comparing two turds and asking which one smells better.

    • pennyless on 11/02/2015 - 07:34

      I can answer that after owning both, the Sony was better but both are bottom of the barrel.

      • Associatedsamfisher5986 @ JB Hi-Fi on 11/02/2015 - 11:23

        even with the radial banding the sony is better image quality?

        • bxpressiv on 11/02/2015 - 12:32

          They don't all have radial banding. The best TV in the world with banding will probably be more distracting than an average TV which has good panel uniformity.

  • iceyfire on 10/02/2015 - 22:35
    +4

    WARNING WARNING DANGER DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
    Now that I have your attention I would like to let you know that you would be better off passing on the 70inch model 70w850b.
    I bought one on the boxing day sales, whilst I am happy with the picture quality after fiddling with the settings, my particular set is afflicted by Radial Banding.
    Do a quick google search particulary on the AVS forum on this issue.
    This model is affected by this issue in a very large number of sets at varying degrees.

    Essentially it looks like a big black circle on your back lighting, like a ripple in water.'

    The degree of banding in my set is not as significant as others, but I can still notice it.

    Just my opinion I hope it helps, do your research you will see what I mean.

  • hbb2005 on 10/02/2015 - 23:23

    Sony would be likely to sell the TV section, so good bye sony TV.
    I perfer to buy x8500 series with Triluminos tech.

  • DEvok on 11/02/2015 - 01:14
    -1

    Just wait till it goes on sale like 15% off which jb normally do so it would go down heaps more.

  • Regie69 on 11/02/2015 - 01:28

    I have this model. Paid 2799 12 months ago from Costco. No radial banding. The smart function is very slow and avg. Great picture love playing gta5 on it. Havnt tried 3D yet. Which was one of the reason I went for this tv over Samsung as I wanted passive 3D

    • pennyless on 11/02/2015 - 07:36

      Er, I have this and it has very bad Active 3D.

      • bxpressiv on 11/02/2015 - 08:41

        Yup, the two worst things about this TV is its 3D and its smart TV features. So if they're crucial to you I probably wouldn't recommend this. I use a seperate media streamer so don't touch the smart features.

      • Regie69 on 11/02/2015 - 17:45

        I stand correct. I have Sony Bravia 70inch LED 3D R550a
        Didn't read the description right

  • Tightwads brother on 11/02/2015 - 06:55

    Now you all have me paranoid in regard to radial banding!!!! Mine looks fine. If a product is defective and does not perform to expectations, surely you could all take the TV back for refund/exchange….. It's what I will be doing if I notice it.

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